Running back Tre Watson is busy weighing his options as a graduate transfer, and it appears LSU is next in line to impress him. On Sunday, Watson said on his Twitter account he had to cancel a trip to BYU, but will be visiting LSU next week.

I want to thank BYU for recruiting me but unfortunately the timing of things will conflict with the rest of my recruitment. That being said I will no longer be able to visit BYU and my next trip will be LSU on April 27th.

Watson visited Texas Tech over the weekend and was on hand for the Red Raiders’ spring game in Lubbock. Reports quoted Watson as saying he had a tremendous visit to Texas Tech. LSU is looking to replace leading rusher Derrius Guice and has a stable of options. However, Watson would certainly give a boost to the quality of depth LSU (or Texas Tech) would have to look forward to if he chooses to transfer there.

Watson says he had to cancel a trip to BYU, but there is no mention of whether or not that means BYU is eliminated from consideration for a potential transfer.

Watson is scheduled to graduate from Cal this spring, making him eligible to transfer to any other college football program as a graduate transfer and be able to play right away with his new school in the fall. The 2018 season will be Watson’s final year of eligibility. His 2017 season was cut short early on with a season-ending knee injury, but he was Cal’s second-leading rusher in 2016.

A watch list of the top running backs in the nation has been released by the PwC SMU Athletic Forum on Thursday. The Doak Walker Award watch list is full of great players, including 2016 Doak Walker Award semifinalists Saquon Barkley (Penn State) and Kamryn Pettway (Auburn).

Among those included on this year’s initial Doak Walker Award watch list (more players can be added at any time) are LSU’s Derrius Guice, Georgia’s Nick Chubb and Sony Michel, LJ Scott of Michigan State, Mike Weber of Ohio State, and Bo Scarbrough of Alabama, Washington’s Myles Gaskin, and Western Michigan’s Jarvion Franklin.

D’Onta Foreman of Texas beat out both Barkley and Pettway last season for the award. The Doak Walker Award has been presented to the nation’s top running back annually since 1990. Among the winners over the years have included Ricky Williams, LaDainian Tomlinson, Reggie Bush, and Montee Ball.

To be included on this watch list, the university athletic department must submit a nomination.